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Atomic archaeology: Italian innovation and American adventurism
Meskell, Lynn
American anthropologist, 2022-12, Vol.124 (4), p.655-669
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Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Title:
Atomic archaeology: Italian innovation and American adventurism
Author:
Meskell, Lynn
Subjects:
Ambition
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Archaeology
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Armed forces
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atomic applications
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Cold War
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Collaboration
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Companies
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Culture
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Experiments
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Foundations
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history of archaeology
;
Innovations
;
Intelligence services
;
Italian archaeology
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Men
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military‐industrial‐academic complex
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Philanthropy
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War
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World War II
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American anthropologist, 2022-12, Vol.124 (4), p.655-669
Description:
This article charts one episode in the history of archaeological field science following the end of World War II and its place within a nascent military‐industrial‐academic complex. It is an account of how archaeological innovation was tied to, and developed directly out of, US nuclear ambition and the leveraging of “peaceful” atomic research as well as American Cold War collaborations with European allies that successfully combined science, exploration, and culture for mutual benefit. The period covered is one of the most generative moments in the development of instrumentation and subsurface techniques, involving two mid‐century men who realized the potential of atomic applications in archaeology. Carlo Lerici, an Italian engineer and industrialist, and Froelich Rainey, director of the Penn Museum, were both men of science, culture, and industry. Their collaboration brought together governments, corporations, and universities to develop pathbreaking experimentation across laboratories and fieldsites. My aim is to reveal the connectivity between these disparate arenas and to underscore that such endeavors are anything but new; rather, nuclear science, tech companies, private foundations, and philanthropists, coupled with the activities of the military and intelligence community, have a deeply entrenched history in archaeology. Resumen Este artículo traza un episodio en la historia de la ciencia del campo arqueológico después del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y su lugar dentro un complejo militar‐industrial‐académico naciente. Es un relato de cómo la innovación arqueológica estaba vinculada a, y desarrollada directamente fuera de, la ambición nuclear de los Estados Unidos y el aprovechamiento de la investigación atómica “pacífica” así como las colaboraciones estadounidenses en la guerra fría con aliados europeos que combinaron exitosamente ciencia, exploración y cultura para beneficio mutuo. El período cubierto es uno de los momentos más generativos en el desarrollo de instrumentación y técnicas de lo subterráneo, envolviendo a dos hombres de mitad de siglo quienes reconocieron el potencial de aplicaciones atómicas en arqueología. Carlo Lerici, un ingeniero italiano e industrial y Froelich Rainey, director del Museo Penn, fueron ambos hombres de ciencia, cultura e industria. Su colaboración reunió gobiernos, corporaciones y universidades para desarrollar experimentación pionera a través de laboratorios y en campo. Mi meta es revelar la conectividad entre estas arenas dispares y enfatizar que tales empeños son de todo excepto nuevos; más bien, la ciencia nuclear, las empresas tecnológicas, las fundaciones privadas, y los filántropos junto con las actividades de la comunidad militar y de inteligencia, tienen una historia profundamente arraigada en la arqueología. [aplicaciones atómicas, complejo militar‐industrial‐académico, historia de la arqueología, arqueología italiana, Guerra Fría].
Publisher:
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language:
English
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